Staircase Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° N 118.99° W

Issued: 10 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staircase Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Staircase Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Staircase Beach today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Staircase Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Staircase Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
565
580
580
436
430
414
305
301
301
301
264
264
264
209
206
163
121
116
175
175
173
173
218
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
S
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:43PM1.78m
2:51AM1.61m
4:31PM1.86m
4:20AM1.42m
5:14PM1.93m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.41m
9:31PM1.08m
9:29AM0.60m
11:01PM0.95m
10:15AM0.78m
00:16AM0.79m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:09
8:09
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
17
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
14
15
17
16
16
16
17
18
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
516
565
580
580
436
430
414
305
301
301
301
264
264
264
208
206
163
118
116
140
140
173
173
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
W
4
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
5
87
86
51
50
80
10
110
72
72
71
128
211
16
16
11
7
121
105
175
175
114
116
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
Energy kJ
43
24
22
21
61
97
73
9
6
3
95
69
63
209
209
123
123
59
58
57
55
55
133
218
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
13
5
6
10
12
13
20
14
4
3
9
40
4
11
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
88
225
225
2
0
0
0
0
61
88
2
6
0
0
14
23
61
423
6
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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